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New Delhi, Sep 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Suday hailed the passage of the agriculture reform bills as in Rajya Sabha a “watershed moment”, and reiterated that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system won’t be touched and government purchase of their produce would continue.
“A watershed moment in the history of Indian agriculture! Congratulations to our hardworking farmers on the passage of key bills in Parliament, which will ensure a complete transformation of the agriculture sector as well as empower crores of farmers,” Modi said on Twitter, shortly after the bills were passed…